Former Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1959. Church.

Former Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1959
Type
Church
Address
Former Church of St John the Baptist, Crowmarsh
OS grid reference
SU 608 878
Coordinates
51.58611, -1.12321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Church of St John the Baptist is a church now in ruins, likely dating from the 12th century. It features a nave and chancel, which were remodeled in 1791 and restored in 1880 by L. Wyatt. The building is constructed of flint with stone dressings, and has brick buttresses supporting the nave. There is a brick tower with a plain tile roof over the chancel. The nave, chancel, and west tower are present, and the Gothick tower has a round base and a hexagonal battlemented top.

Local climate

Former Church of St John the Baptist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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